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IC train to Leuven.
To Leuven station, not central Brussels.
NMBS/SNCB, from the station under the terminal to Leuven station.
Priced per traveler.
Each traveler pays the fare; group products are applied where they beat it.
| Travelers | Each | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 adult | €11.90 | €11.90 |
| 2 adults | €11.90 | €23.80 |
| 3 adults | €11.90 | €35.70 |
| 4 adults | €11.90 | €47.60 |
| 5 adults | €11.90 | €59.50 |
| 6 adults | €11.90 | €71.40 |
| 7 adults | €11.90 | €83.30 |
| 8 adults | €11.90 | €95.20 |
EUR 11.90, one adult, second class, single, weekday, airport to Leuven — supplement included. On weekends when a diverted train runs, EUR 10.50 (30% off everything but the supplement). Up to four children under 12 travel free with an adult; 4 to 14 people off-peak can ask for the Minigroup ticket, 40% off the fare only.
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From arrivals to Leuven station
Three steps once you have collected your bags.
01
Find the station
The station under the terminal.
02
Buy and validate a ticket
Before boarding — a ticket bought but not validated can be fined.
03
Ride to Leuven station
13–14 min.
Worth knowing
Two trains an hour on weekdays, at 21 and 38 past: first 05:21, last 23:38, with one more around 23:50 on some Monday–Thursday nights. Weekends normally have no direct train, though some autumn weekends do run diverted trains — check NMBS for your date. From 3 to 18 October 2026 there is no direct train any day.
WEEKDAYS ONLY, in the base timetable. On a Saturday or Sunday change at Brussel-Noord — about 43 minutes in all — or take De Lijn bus 91, which runs seven days a week.
Thirteen minutes, one stop, no Brussels: it is the fastest thing this airport does.
Children under 12 travel free with you and pay no supplement; they walk through the gates with you.
Where it takes you
Prefer another way into Brussels?
De Lijn bus R26Brussel-Noord / Bruxelles-Nord · 43–60 min€3
for 1NMBS/SNCB trainBruxelles-Central · 16–23 min€11.60
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for 1NMBS/SNCB trainBruxelles-Central · 16–23 min€11.60
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